China can't silence 'pro-Philippines' Filipinos after former senator ban
Malacañang on July 2, 2025 says that China could not silence 'pro-Philippines' Filipinos after the Chinese government sanctioned former senator Francis Tolentino for defending the country's maritime claims. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said while it was the right of China to ban Tolentino, it could not stop 'true Filipinos' from voicing their support on the Philippine government's stand on the West Philippine Sea.
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00:00...kay Pangulong Marcos, yung desisyon ng China to sanction former Senator Francisco Lentino po
00:07dahil sa kanyang naging stance over the West Philippine Sea issue.
00:11Ito nga po talaga ay nakibalita, pero yung katanungan na po na yan ay ibibigay po natin sa DFA.
00:17Kung ano po ang kanila magiging po.
00:19But as a follow-up lang po ma'am, given this move by the Chinese government,
00:24does it send a chilling effect to Filipino officials who are very vocal when it comes to the South China Sea West Philippine Sea issue?
00:34Kung pwede pala itong gawin ng China sa kanila?
00:37Kung ano man po ang magiging dahilan ng China sa pag-ban, kaya Senator Lentino, kanila po itong desisyon.
00:44Pero ang bawat Pilipino, ang tunay na Pilipino, at ang mga Pilipino na pro-Philippines,
00:53hindi nila ito mapapatahimik at hindi nila ito mapagbabuwala na ipagtanggol kung ano man ang karapatan natin sa ating bansa at sa ating mga maritime rights.
01:03As sabi nga ng Pangulo, we will not yield even an inch of our territory to a foreign power.
